Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
RESOURCES
Books
Back Garden Seed Saving: Keeping our vegetable heritage alive. Sue Stickland and
Susanna Kendall (2008), eco-logic topics.
A simple, crop-by-crop account of how
to save your own seeds using only things that you're likely to have in your own
kitchen. Available at a subsidised price from Real Seeds (see Suppliers, overleaf).
Green Guides: Compost. Rachelle Strauss (2009), Flame Tree Publishing. A friendly
and comprehensive book suitable for beginners.
How to Store Your Garden Produce: The key to self-sufficiency. Piers Warren (2008,
revised edition), Green Books. A good guide to storing fruit and vegetables prop-
erly in the UK, extending their usefulness and adding variety to your diet all year
round.
How to Make and Use Compost: The ultimate guide. Nicky Scott (2009), Green
Books. A no-nonsense approach to composting that gets the core process down
to six straightforward pages. Also includes how to turn your finished compost
into usable organic mixes, including seedling and potting compost.
The Polytunnel Handbook. Andy McKee and Mark Gatter (2008), Green Books.
Our own comprehensive guide to all the technical aspects of owning a polytunnel,
from planning your purchase to looking after it once it's up. Invaluable for
beginners.
Salad Leaves for All Seasons: Organic growing from pot to plot. Charles Dowding
(2008), Green Books. A comprehensive and inspiring manual for growing salads to
put the supermarkets to shame, including recipes from Charles's wife Susie.
Organisations and useful websites
Farm In My Pocket
The authors' own website. Features polytunnel information not included in this
book, and a growing range of homesteading (self-sufficiency) resources.
www.farminmypocket.co.uk
